There was no need to think; it was obvious that the bizarre large eye was the work of the magician in front of her!
Hu Feng Toumi snorted coldly; even though she and Shinkanzaki were companions who knew each other, if they were enemies…
No longer concerned with the large eye behind her, Hu Feng Toumi had already launched a fatal strike at the enemy directly in front.
The dark ribbon instantly pierced through the equally black dress, right at the heart.
Sherry Cromwell, upon being attacked, showed no change in expression, even revealing a hint of mockery: “What sharp swordsmanship; no wonder Shinkanzaki holds you in such high regard… But, knowing that you learned swordsmanship from Kanzaki Kaori, how could I not be prepared?”
Kanzaki Kaori’s signature techniques are lightning-fast attacks like “Seven Flashes” and “Sole Flash,” so as her disciple, Homi must also be skilled in such super-fast attacks.
For this, Sherry Cromwell was already prepared.
As soon as she finished speaking, cracks appeared on “Sherry Cromwell’s” face, and then these cracks spread throughout her body, as if she were a shattered ceramic statue…
No, she was a statue, but one made of mud.
Hu Feng Toumi retracted the ribbon, and seeing this scene before her, she instantly realized that she had only stabbed a decoy made of mud by her opponent.
Just as Sherry Cromwell said, as companions within the same organization, no one understood better than the magicians of Necessarius just how sharp Kanzaki Kaori’s sword drawing technique was.
Similarly, the swordsmanship of Hu Feng Toumi, a disciple recognized by Kanzaki Kaori, could not be underestimated under any circumstances.
Having missed her strike, Hu Feng Toumi immediately unleashed all her senses and looked around, searching for the enemy’s true location.
But Sherry Cromwell had no intention of showing herself — Hu Feng Toumi was not her target.
“So…” Sherry Cromwell, who was now in the underground district at some unknown point, put away the crayons in her hand and looked with satisfaction at the white stripes covering the walls and ceiling.
“I’m not so cruel as to kill innocent people, so I’ll handle targets outside of my objective like this for now.” Clapping her hands, Sherry Cromwell seemed to be brushing off crayon residue, and at the same time, she activated the magic circle.
The earth let out a deep rumble.
The next moment, the underground district collapsed.
The collapse was precisely limited to the area where Hu Feng Toumi was standing on the ground.
Caught off guard, Hu Feng Toumi fell into the trap.
The next second, the collapsed road surface restored itself. Although it was obvious at a glance that there was a problem with the road surface here, at least Hu Feng Toumi was now “sealed” underneath.
Sherry Cromwell did not use any special sealing techniques; she simply relied on the self-weight of the earth and stones — in most cases, this was already sufficient.
Hu Feng Toumi’s “Absolute Penetration” indeed had no effect on these mud and stones — she was temporarily trapped.
Then, just as she was trying to escape, Lin Wuming’s call came in…
After confirming that Hu Feng Toumi was safe and sound, Lin Wuming finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After a moment of hesitation, Lin Wuming chose not to meet up with Hu Feng Toumi, but instead moved towards Kamijou Touma’s apartment.
At the same time, he contacted Haruue Erii to get the latest information.
According to the original plot, Sherry Cromwell’s targets were Kamijou Touma, Index, and Kazakiri Hyouka — at least one of them.
Now, Lin Wuming himself had to be added to the list.
So, theoretically, finding Sherry Cromwell was not difficult; one just needed to follow the targets and wait for her.
Lin Wuming was not aware of Kazakiri Hyouka’s whereabouts, so the best option was to meet up with Kamijou Touma. This way, with three attack targets in the same area, the likelihood of luring Sherry Cromwell over would greatly increase.
“The intruder has strong anti-reconnaissance awareness; she is deliberately avoiding surveillance cameras,” Haruue Erii said. “But it doesn’t matter; her approximate range of activity has been determined, and we are now narrowing the search area.”
Under “Red Alert” mode, Academy City’s two major law enforcement agencies had ample personnel, and even using the most primitive human wave tactics, they could quickly find the target suspect.
After all, the intruder’s attire was very distinctive, and she herself had no intention of hiding her tracks, so finding her was actually not difficult.
The real trouble was her esper ability.
Based on the compiled combat reports, it could be confirmed that the target possessed extensive combat experience and extremely formidable combat power.
Multiple Anti-Skill teams had already encountered the intruder and engaged in fierce combat.
But the results were, without exception, that the Anti-Skill, equipped with a full set of modern individual weapons… suffered a crushing defeat.
Bullets and grenades were indeed terrifying lethal weapons, but when used against the “earth,” they were far from enough.
Facing the stone giants summoned by Sherry Cromwell, the Anti-Skill were fighting against the ground itself.
As he moved, Lin Wuming had already encountered more than one group of Guards who had stopped to rest due to injuries.
The only good news was that while the Guards’ injuries ranged from minor to severe, no one had died yet.
“Did she not intend to kill?” Lin Wuming assessed the Guards’ injuries while moving quickly according to Haruue Erii’s directions.
According to the real-time intelligence provided by Haruue Erii, Kamijou Touma and Index were also wandering in the underground district and were not staying in their apartment.
Even more concerning was that their location was… very close to where Sherry Cromwell had been sighted.
Thanks to the layers of obstruction by the Guards, which bought time, the citizens in the underground district were able to be evacuated…
— It seemed Sherry Cromwell had no intention of killing ordinary people, but this was a real battle with live ammunition, and no one could guarantee how long this “luck” would last.
“I must stop her before irreversible consequences occur,” Lin Wuming murmured.
“Senior Wuming is absolutely right! We must stop her as soon as possible,” Haruue Erii echoed. “Soon, just a short distance ahead… Ah, Shirai has already…”
Then came a dull thud, and he felt the ground beneath his feet and the surrounding walls tremble.
— What happened ahead?
Given the extent of the destruction ahead, it was unlikely that any surveillance cameras would have survived, so Lin Wuming did not ask Haruue Erii but instead sped forward.
The next second, Shirai Kuroko suddenly appeared in front of him, bringing Index with her.
“Senior Wuming!”
“You go evacuate the crowd; I’ll handle what’s ahead!” Lin Wuming said.
“Understood.” Shirai Kuroko nodded. “Also, Senior Kamijou is fighting the intruder, but the situation is not good.”
